Test System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard within the PM02 is done by traditional means, with the use of spacers and screws. As the locking mechanism and screws for all expansion cards are on the outside of the chassis, you will have to remove all the screws holding your expansion cards in place, and two more screws that keep the protective cover from swinging open. This means that all your expansion cards and covers will come loose every time you change your system configuration.


Adding an SSD is quite simple as well. Just raise the plastic tray away from the motherboard, slide the drive into the unit, and push it down until both sides of the tray snap back into place.


Installing a hard drive is completely tool-less due to the plastic trays. These come with plastic pins which are sturdy enough to hold the drive tightly. Once filled, simply slide the tray back into the bay of your choice until it snaps into place.


Installing a power supply is done by using the usual set of screws to hold it in place. If you look closely, you can see the mounting hole for the hard-drive cage on the floor of the PM02, which means there is still plenty of room for even a 140 mm long PSU with modular cables.


With everything installed, the interior of the Silverstone Primera PM02 is extremely clean due to some well-placed, grommet-equipped openings in the motherboard tray. That entire cable mess is very well contained behind the tray even though the chassis doesn't have as many zip-tie hooks as most other enclosures out there.

Finished Looks

Once turned on, you are able to see all the hardware parts inside the chassis clearly due to the lack of a heavy window tint. It looks quite nice, and I am sure the white variant would be just as beautiful.


You will find your standard power LED on the top of the case, which lights up red, but Silverstone has also included a secondary light on the bottom which display the company logo on top of your floor or working surface. Luckily, as this is powered by the separate SATA cable, you may choose to deactivate it.


The front with its elaborate cutouts looks pretty nice, and the red elements can be seen from here as well. In the rear, everything is where you would expect it for a mid-tower chassis.


Thanks to the clear glass side panel, you can see all the hardware within the PM02 nicely. The dust filter on top is fine enough for most of the light-emitting elements to be dimmed significantly.